Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivors awarded $125M as claims end

The Epstein Victims’ Compensation Program has already paid more than $121m to most of the 150 eligible claimants over the course of the last year, it said in a statement Monday.

The programme designed to compensate the survivors of convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein has concluded its claims process after deciding to award $125m to about 150 eligible people, its administrator announced in a statement on Monday. Approximately 225 claims were submitted to the Epstein Victims’ Compensation Program between its launch on June 25, 2020 and its filing deadline of March 25, 2021. Its goal was to provide people who had survived Epstein’s sexual abuse with financial compensation without forcing them to go through the United States courts or face public scrutiny. Some of Epstein’s victims were girls as young as 14. The victims’ compensation programme was led by an independent administrator, Jordana “Jordy” Feldman, who was responsible for reviewing claims, meeting with claimants and issuing a determination. Claimants then had 60 days to make a decision about whether they wanted to accept the compensation offer or not, the organisation said in its statement.